微寒

Chinese

		tiny; minute; clandestine tiny; minute; clandestine; hide; elegant; exquisite	cold; poor; to tremble
trad. (微寒)		微	寒
simp. #(微寒)		微	寒
anagram		寒微

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wēihán, wéihán

  (Zhuyin): ㄨㄟ ㄏㄢˊ, ㄨㄟˊ ㄏㄢˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): mei⁴ hon⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wēihán
    • Zhuyin: ㄨㄟ ㄏㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: weihán
    • Wade–Giles: wei¹-han²
    • Yale: wēi-hán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ueiharn
    • Palladius: вэйхань (vɛjxanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /weɪ̯⁵⁵ xän³⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan; dated variant in Mainland)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wéihán
    • Zhuyin: ㄨㄟˊ ㄏㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wéihán
    • Wade–Giles: wei²-han²
    • Yale: wéi-hán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: weiharn
    • Palladius: вэйхань (vɛjxanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /weɪ̯³⁵ xän³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: mei⁴ hon⁴
    • Yale: mèih hòhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: mei⁴ hon⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: méi⁴ hon⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mei̯²¹ hɔːn²¹/

Adjective

微寒

1. (of one's status, position, etc.) lowly; humble

Synonyms

• 卑微 (bēiwēi)
• 低微 (dīwēi)
• (literary) 寒微 (hánwēi)
• 微賤／微贱 (wēijiàn)